Railway-tie and fastener.



W. A. LOCKARD. RAILWAY TIE AND FASTENER- APPLgcAnoM ruin MAR. s. 1916.

Patented May 2,1916,

- WLLIAM H LCIBKRRD WILLIAM A. LOCKARID, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO ARTHUR E. STANGE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

Liaison Specification of Letters Patent.

RAILWAY-TIE AND FASTENER.

Patented may a, rare.

Application filed March 6, 1916. Serial no. 82,477.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. LooKARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties and Fasteners; and I do doclare the following to be a full, clear, and

a part of this application and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the inven- .tion showing its application at the meeting ends of two rails; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the plane of the line 22 of Fig. 1; Figs. 3 and 4: are vertical transverse sections taken respectively on the planes indicated by the lines 33 and let of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken on the plane of the line 55 of Fig. 2 ;Fig.v

6 is a transverse section showing a slightly modified form of construction employed when two rails of unequal size are to be joined at one end of the tie.

In specifically describing the construction shown in the drawings above briefly described, similar characters are placed on corresponding parts throughout the several views and reference is herein made to the numerous elements by their respective indices. To this end, the numeral 1 designates the tie proper which is constructed of a single length of channel iron or steel, the bottom 2 of said tie being roughened by the provision of a plurality of transverse V- shaped grooves 3 whereby to assist in holding the device against longitudinal shifting transversely of the railway. The tie is also held against movement in this manner by thrust plates 1 which are secured between the ends of side flanges 5 as shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 2, the lower edges of these plates being spacedfrom the bottom 2 in order that water which would otherwise collect in the tie may drain therefrom.

. shown in Fig. 1.

In use, the entire tie is embedded in the roadbed as indicated in Fig. 2, whereupon the side flanges 5 and the thrust plates 4 W111 prevent shifting of said tie in either direction. Adjacent one end, the flanges 5 have notches 6 formed in their upper edges,

. each of said notches having an undercut angular end wall 7 and another straight inclined wall 7*. The walls 7 are disposed on a line extending at strictly right angles to the length of the tie, while the walls 7 are alined obliquely of said tie as clearly This arrangement is essential for reasons to be clearly set forth. Spanning the gap between the side flanges 5 and resting on the bottoms of the notches 6,

is a transverse rail supporting plate 8 having downturned ends 9 which abut the outer sides of the aforesaid flanges 5 to hold said plate against endwise shifting. One of the rails R is adapted to rest on the plate 8 in contact with the ends 7 of the notches 6, which ends constitute abutments for preventing lateral shifting of said rail in one direction. To hold the rail in. this position,

a flat wedge 10'is driven between said rail and the end walls 7*, said wedge having a slot 11 adjacent one end approximately alining with a slot 12 adjacent one edge of the plate 8. An upright wedge 13 is driven downwardly through the slots 11 and 12 j with its outer edge in contact with the inner side of one flange 5, this wedge 13 therefore serving to forcibly move the wedge 10 to operative position and hold it in this position. The lower end of the wedge 13 is provided with a vertical slot 14 positioned below the plate 8, said slot receiving a third and locking wedge 15 formed of a single strip of metal bent upon itself into the shape of a cotter pin, whereby after this wedge is driven to hold the wedge 13 in operative position, its arms may be bent laterally to prevent removal until desired.

i The fastening means just described operates to advantage when used between the ends of a rail, but whenone end of a tie is to be disposed beneath the meeting ends of a pair of rails, slightly different construct1on 1s necessary. This construction is shown at the opposite end of the tie from that above described and consists of a pair of notches 6 alined obliquely of the tie, a supporting plate 8 extending between said notches and having downturned ends 9 and a pair of wedges 10 driven between the opposite end walls of the notches 6 and the opposite sides of the meeting ends of the two rails, said wedges 10 being held in position by upright wedges 18 driven through slots therein and through other slots in the plate 8, the last named Wedges being in turn :be used on electric railways. This construc- 'these precious metal. The wedges 10 having the tion protects said bonds and not only prevents accidental dislocation thereof, but will overcome any possibility of the bonds being stolen to be sold as now often occurs, since bonds are constructed of rather struction is shown, in which one end of the rail supporting plate 8 is oifset vertically from the other end, this being done in order that the meeting ends of for instance an ..eighty pound and a hundred pound rail may be effectively connected.

By constructing the tie and fastener in the manner above described, it will be highly'efficient and durable, particular emphasis being laid upon the fastening means shown since this has been found to produce good results and to rigidly hold the rails against creeping, it being obvious that an enormous amount of clamping'action can be obtained by the arrangement of wedges shown. Furthermore, by constructing the device "as shown and described. differently shaped ties need not be used where joints are to be made inthe rails, since one end of the improved tie is constructed to allow it to serve I as such a joint.

In conclusion, I will state that although certain specific details have been shown to loosely receive a rail thei'ebetween, a horizontal wedge to be disposed between the rail and one of said abutments, said wedge having a slot opening through its upper and lower faces, and an upright wedge adapted to be driven through said slot to move said horizontal wedge to operative position, the tie having a fixed portion against which said upright wedge may thrust.

2. A railway tie having spaced abutments to loosely receive a rail tlierebetween, a horizontal wedge to bev disposed between the rail and one of said abutments, said wedge having a slot opening through its upper and lower faces, an upright wedge to be driven through the slot to move said horizontal wedge to operative position, said upright wedge also having a slot, and a locking wedge to be driven horizontally through the last named slot to hold said upright wedge in operative position.

A channel-shaped tie, a transverse plate spanning the gap between the side flanges of, said tie, said flanges having abutments adjacent one side edge of the plate, and the latter having adjacent its edge a slot, means adjacent the opposite edge of said plate to abut a rail, a horizontal vedge to rest on said plate between the abutments and rail for holding the latter, said wedge having a slot opening through its upper and lower sides, and an upright wedge to be driven downwardly through the slots in the wedge and plate to move the former to operative position.

4. A channel-shaped tie, a transverse horizontal plate spanning the gap between the side flanges of said tie, said flanges having abutments adjacent one side edge of the plate, and the latter having adj acent its edge a slot, means adjacent the opposite edge of said plate to abut a rail, a horizontal wedge to rest on said plate between the abutments and rail for holding the latter, said wedge having a slot opening through its upper and lower sides, an upright wedge to be driven downwardly through the slots in the wedge and plate to move the former to operative position, said upright wedge also having a slot to be disposed below the plate, and a horizontal locking wedge to be driven through the last named slot in contact with the under side of said plate to hold said upright wedge in operative position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Copies of this patent may he obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

